How to say “raise” in Chinese
raise, improve
“Raise” in Chinese is 提高, tí gāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
提高 is read tí gāo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”. The right part, 是, is the same as in 题 tí.
A picture of a tall tower.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “提高”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 提高. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想提高汉语水平wǒxiǎngtígāoHànyǔshuǐpíngI want to raise my level of Chinese.
- 他的汉语水平在不断提高。tādeHànyǔshuǐpíngzàibúduàntígāoHis Chinese keeps getting better.
- 我想提高口语水平。wǒxiǎngtígāokǒuyǔshuǐpíngI want to improve my spoken Chinese.
- 在口语方面，他提高得很快。zàikǒuyǔfāngmiàn,tātígāodehěnkuàiHis speaking is improving fast.
- 他为了提高汉语水平而努力学习。tāwèiletígāoHànyǔshuǐpíngérnǔlìxuéxíHe studies hard to improve his Chinese.
- 我的汉语水平提高了wǒdeHànyǔshuǐpíngtígāoleMy Chinese has improved.
More words from the lesson “Grades and effort”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “raise” in Chinese?
“Raise” in Chinese is 提高, pinyin tígāo.
What does 提高 mean?
提高 (tígāo) means “raise, improve”.
How do you write 提高?
提高 is 2 characters: 提 (tí) — lift; mention; 高 (gāo) — tall, high. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 提高?
提高 is read tígāo. Tones: tí — second tone, gāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“raise” in the lesson “Grades and effort”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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